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Social media knows what comes next for Georgia football after landing 5-star DL Elijah Griffin
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Social media knows what comes next for Georgia football after landing 5-star DL Elijah Griffin
Ahead of a massive weekend for the Georgia football program, the Bulldogs got a huge win on the recruiting trail. Elijah Griffin, the No. 1 player in the state of Georgia for the 2025 recruiting cycle, committed to the Bulldogs.
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Someone has stolen the article from this page! 😲
GOOOOO DAWGS!
BEAT TEXAS!
But dawgnation doesn't.🤷♂️
Again. Seems to a recurring theme.
let’s hope the dawgs show up better than this article
This article has decommitted. It wants to thank UGA and the AJC for its support.
Typical
This site is really going downhill.
Agreed
Still not fixed. This is how you know they don't read the comments.
De-committed, or it has entered the transfer portal..
Article was intercepted
MG used to read comments. Would only respond to people that had beef with his take, but he DID respond.
In general, though, DN writers aren’t creating content so they can engage with others about their content.
I think I see what you're saying, but disagree with it. The DN staff don't necessarily need to engage (respond), but one would think that with a built-in feedback mechanism like a comment section, they would at least check in. There are frequently errors and objectively questionable assessments on this site that people point out. There are also good ideas for future articles that get suggested from time to time, as well as good questions about the state of the team and the sport at large that would make for interesting content. And that just seems to me like the sort of thing that a professional writer, journalist or whatever we're calling these guys would be interested in.
This... article?…is a perfect example of how taking an interest in the feedback that's provided isn't simply a matter of intending to directly engage with readers/viewers. The entire thing was an outright failure, and the fact that it was never corrected just comes across as apathetic. It's something that they easily would have caught if they had any interest in how their work is being perceived by the people consuming it - i.e., if it had ever occurred to Connor to see what kinds of comments people were leaving, he would have immediately noticed whatever technical problem occurred in getting the article posted.
I think I know what anyone who might still be coming to these comments is thinking right now. It's a free site. And yes, of course that's true. So to clarify, I'm not approaching it from the perspective of a dissatisfied customer demanding satisfaction. It's just kind of baffling to me that something like this (not the initial problem, but the lack of response to it) would happen. It's a free site to us, but the people running it aren't doing it for free. And stuff like this is just plain sloppy.
As I noted above, it's not like this is an uncommon occurrence. Just look at the mess that the formatting of the comments sections has become, and how long it has persisted. I think it's fair to wonder at this point, are they even aware of it?
Ultimately, I think the reason I felt compelled to criticize, and to follow up with this lengthy explanation, is that I do like this site, and want it to be the best version of itself.
Just checked back and now the article is finally there. Haha, well now I don't know what to think.
...later...
... yeah I'm in my head about it now. Who knows how this all works behind the scenes. Like I said below, I just want to see the best version of this site, which I think we can all agree isn't really happening right now. I do get the impression the that the comments sections are an underutilized source of feedback, but maybe they do check on it and it doesn't translate for some other reason. Who am I to say.